Parasitoid and predator species of Coccidae (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) species in fruit orchards of Diyarbakır and Elazığ Provinces, Türkiye

Authors : Murat GÜLMEZ, Lütfiye GENÇER, Mehmet Rifat ULUSOY

Pages : 30-42

Doi:10.31019/tbmd.1197851

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Publication Date : 2023-07-25

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :This study was carried out in order to determine the predator and parasitoid species that feed on soft scale insect insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Hemiptera: Coccidae); species in orchards of Diyarbakır and Elazığ Provinces in Turkiye in 2017 and 2018. Visual identification and rearing methods were used. Eight predatorory species belonging to the families Coccinellidae insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(4); and Cybocephalidae insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(1); insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Coleoptera);, Forficulidae insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(2); insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Dermaptera);, and Chrysopidae insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(1); insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Neuroptera);, were detected. In addition, 14 parasitoid and 2 hyperparasitoid species from the families Encyrtidae insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(14);, Aphelenidae insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(1); and 2 Pteromalidae insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(1); insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Hymenoptera); were collected. Among the parasitoid species, Metaphycus ater, M. luteolus, M. chermis and M. unicolor insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae); are first records for the insect fauna of Türkiye.
Keywords : Koşnil, parazitoit, predatör, Diyarbakır, Elazığ Türkiye

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